I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Southern California, where I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Biology. I received my medical doctorate from the U.C. Davis School of Medicine, and completed my residency training in both Psychiatry and Family and Community Medicine at U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento.

I am board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology as well as the American Board of Family and Community Medicine to practice both psychiatry and family medicine.

I have extensive experience working in both out-patient and in-patient settings. I enjoy working in community-based clinics, county and private hospitals, as well as my own private practice.

As a graduate of both medical and psychiatric residency programs, I am very much aware of the interaction between medical and psychiatric illnesses. I have a special interest in Reiki, or energetic healing, chronic pain management and in exploration of the mind-body-spirit connection.